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This has the same taste that I did not like with the white tea pack I tried previously. I guess it’s alright for a cheap bag brand of tea. But I know there are better green teas out there and you only live once so why settle for mediocre?

I am totally not a fan of this one. Just has a weird taste to it. I have had white tea before and loved it, but it was an expensive blend and not a cheap one like this tea is.

I can smell the mango flavor coming from the packaging. Smells delish! Tried this one iced. It’s not a horrible cup of iced tea, but it isn’t the best either. It’s somewhere in the middle but still drinkable. And it makes me a little sad because I do not get any mango flavor from this cup.

This is mild in earl grey flavoring, but I like it that way. The green base is also quite nice and mild. It was nice to try as a latte with a bit of sweetener and some milk. Not too shabby for a cheaper tea.

Michael gave it to me.

Having a cup of this as a cold oat milk latte. It’s okay. I’m not really getting any strawberry and there is a bitter finish that lingers. I have one serving left and I’m probably going to toss it because I’m done with mediocre tea.

I absent mindedly made this cup of tea along with three others at the same time and boy did I overleaf it! First thing I noticed when I opened the bag was the strong fresh scent of strawberries, but there was a massive bitterness to the taste due to my negligence. Luckily, I had a little soy creamer left and dumped the rest of the carton in to dilute the mess I made. This mellowed out the bite I was tasting and would have made for a great cup if I hadn’t let it get cold when dealing with breakfast boiling over the pot and down the stove onto the floor, then come back to my cup later and microwaved it a little too much to reheat. It was a morning of messes! I do hope to revisit this tea sometime later when I have a more calm and focused mindset!

For matcha teas I find this one leans toward the more savoury flavour, a little astringent. It can be used in a lot of different ways I find. I usually drink it made in the traditional style of the Japanese tea ceremony, or as a tea latte. Sometimes I add a little flavouring. I have also tried it once or twice in a smoothie and that was quite good. It’s a nice grassy matcha that tastes very bright and fresh.

9-23-2017 1st Steep of the Day, New Touch Organic Ginger Orange, Delightful, Smooth, Subtile, Full Leaf Swells to fill the Pyramid Bag, Made a 10oz cup with first steep, need to increase the Volume, The cup was Enjoyable but needed a 2nd to be Satisfied. Keep on Steepin.

Very astringent. I would describe the flavour as a typical matcha with strawberry flavouring, but it is extremely tangy in the after taste with bitterness that hits you hard. The green tea base is typical of matchas in that it resembles algae, vegetal, very green. Exactly what is expected from a matcha. I don’t like bitter, I don’t like astringent, and I don’t like tangy matchas, I can’t recommend this one. Maybe it would work well in a smoothie, milkshake, or latte.

this is pleasant enough for what it is. not getting any jasmine at all, a bit of astringency.

This is bitter, but that’s my own fault. I steeped it far too long. The extra honey helps, of course. This tea always smells so fragrant and enticing. More like fresh peaches to me than mango.

What a wonderful black tea. This is becoming a fast favourite of mine, I enjoy black with one teaspoon of sugar and then I sit down with my daughters and just enjoy. The taste is quite soft and romantic really. However, only one tea bag will make a great cup, you really can’t use the tea bag more than once.

What a wonderful black tea. This is becoming a fast favourite of mine, I enjoy black with one teaspoon of sugar and then I sit down with my daughters and just enjoy. The taste is quite soft and romantic really. However, only one tea bag will make a great cup, you really can’t use the tea bag more than once.

Simple review due to this being a tea bag tea:

I taste/smell: roasted nuts, toasty, seaweed, chocolate.

All in all a decent tea. I give it an 80/100.

Give it a try.

Alright, I’m finally getting around to this one. I received this tea as part of a swap with S.G. Sanders several months back and have been drinking on it off and on ever since. This particular tea is a so-called “Chinencha,” that is, a Chinese Sencha. That may seem a little odd, but it really is not.

Over the years, there has clearly been quite an exchange of cultivars, growing methods, and processing methods among tea producing countries. As the popularity of certain styles soars, demand often exceeds supply, and of course, prices for available product increase. What do tea producers do? They find ways of replicating foreign styles domestically, often for a much lower cost. Such is the case with teas like this one. The popularity of Japanese green teas has been increasing around the world, especially in China, and Chinese tea producers have found ways of replicating Japanese teas for the domestic market and the foreign markets they supply. While not exactly identical to authentic Japanese sencha, these teas will often be successful in approximating the overall character of most sencha. The point to all this rambling I suppose is that consumers should not necessarily be scared away from a sencha or a gyokuro simply because they do not come from Japan. A number of these Chinese teas are actually quality products. They make great introductions to the style, and perhaps most importantly, they won’t kill your budget.

I don’t know much about this particular tea. Aside from the fact that it comes from China, I can’t tell you much about it. When it came to preparing this tea, I decided to see how it responded to a slightly tweaked version of the modified Japanese-style three step infusion I used for the Sencha from Steven Smith Teamaker back in November. For this session, I steeped 3 grams of loose tea leaves in approximately 8 ounces of 165 F water for 1 minute. I followed this infusion up with a 45 second infusion and a 1 minute 30 second infusion.

Prior to infusion, I picked up mild aromas of grass, hay, and straw. After infusion, I detected slightly more intense aromas of grass, hay, and straw. I also thought I could detect hints of soybean and broccoli as well. In the mouth, I picked up a mild wash of butter, broccoli, hay, straw, lettuce, nuts, and seaweed. The second infusion was where this tea really came into its own. Everything from the first infusion returned, but was clearer, crisper, and stronger. I noticed hints of lemon and soybean coupled with a slightly briny, marine character that augmented the stronger seaweed presence. The third infusion surprised me. It was not a complete wash. It retained a mild grassy, buttery character that was underscored by brine, soybean, hay, seaweed, and minerals.

Overall, this tea wasn’t bad. It did a respectable enough job of approximating some of the more common characteristics of an authentic sencha. I could tell that it was a Chinese tea (that slight lemony note was a giveaway for me), but I also doubt that anyone who has not spent a lot of time with Japanese green teas would be able to pick up much of a difference. I would recommend this tea to those who are looking for an everyday green tea that doesn’t cost a ton or those looking for an affordable introduction to teas of this style.

Sweet green tea. by touch organic

review:

1 teabag/250ml mug /5min, western style

Dry teabag: sweet, green.

Wet teabag: sweet, green, veggies.

i taste/smell: green, sweet veggies, grass.

all in all, an amazing tea! i think they used high grade green tea and stevia. i rate a 100! definately reccomend

where to buy: https://well.ca/products/touch-organic-sweet-green-tea_18242.html

Official site: http://www.touchorganic.com/quality-show-3317.html

even better with sugar! like a sugary energy drink! :D

Green tea matcha. By touch organic.

Review:

Western style; 1tsp/200ml mug

Dry powder: smells nice! Green, sweet, veggies, grass.
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I taste/smell: grass, sweet, slight bitterness, green, veggies.

All in all a wonderful tea! I rate a 100. It’s organic too! Not as bitter as most I’ve tried.

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